Seamed moccasin type shoe vamp



Nov. 25, 1947. R. w. REIDER SEAMED MOCCASIN TYPE SHOE VAMP Filed July15, 1946 INVENTOR. %?1! 55/05,?

Patented Nov. 25, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe Vamps.

More specifically, the invention contemplates an improved shoe vampwhich is characterized by a central section and a side section extendingaround the front end and the sides of the central section, and saidsections having adjacent edge portions connected in a certain way. It isproposed that these adjacent edge portions have upwardly directed flangeportions with their edges in a common horizontal plane. A line ofstitches is spaced downwards a short distance from said edges andextends along and secures said flange portions together. It isparticularly proposed to provide a thread zig-zagging back and forthacross said flange portions and held in said zig-zag formation by thestitches of a pair of spaced parallel line of stitches extending alongthe bases of the flange portions.

With the above construction the shoe vamp not only will appearattractive as far as design and ornamentation is concerned, but the shoevamp will be especially sturdyand the tendency for hurting the foot whennew will be reduced to a minimum.

Still further the invention contemplates the application of said pair ofparallel lines of stitches at the bases of said flange portions,'with astandard two needle sewing machine. A simple method is provided by whicha thread is zig-zagged back and forth across said flange portions whilethe standard two needle sewing machine is operating so that its stitcheswill hold the thread in said zig-zag formation.

Another object of the invention is the construction of an article asdescribed which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured andsold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe provided with a shoe vampconstructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged developed view of the shoe vamp shown in Fig. 1,illustrated per se.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed view of a portion of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 3.

tions I2 and i3.

Fig. 5 is fragmentary sectional view taken on the-line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. 1

The shoe vamp, in accordance with this invention, includes a. centralsection it) and a side section H extending around the front end and thesides of said central section ID. These sections It and l l have edgeportions provided with upwardly directed flange portions [2 and !3,respectively. These flange portions l2 and 13 have their edges in acommon horizontal plane, see particularly Fig. 5. The flange portions I2and I3 are secured together by a line of stitches 14 extending alongtheir lengths a short distance down from their edges. This line ofstitches M may be applied with a single needle sewing machine.

A pair of spaced parallel lines of stitches l5 and 15 extend along thebases of the flange por- These lines of stitches l5 and it are formed bya standard two needle sewing machine. In Fig, 4 we see the bobbin threadi! zig-zagging back and forth across the lines of stitches l5 and [5.

A thread I8 is zig-zagged back and forth across the tops of the flangeportions l2 and I3 and is held in zig-zag formation by the stitches ofsaid parallel lines of stitches I5 and Hi. This thread l8 may bemanually zig-zagged into position during the operation of the sewingmachine. However, manual application of this thread will not bepractical. It may be mechanically zig-zagged in position by theprovision of a pivoted guide lever mounted on the sewing machine andoscillated-by suitable connection with moving parts of the sewingmachine. This lever and its operation is not disclosed nor described indetail in this specification'as it forms no part of the new and improvedshoe vamp herein claimed. However two needle sewing machines providedwith oscillating levers of this type are known, in the sewing machineart.

The advantages of the newly constructed shoe vamp may be understood fromthe following:

The upwardly directed flange portions l2 and [-3 and the zig-zag threadl8 will give the shoe vamp an attractive appearance. More important,from a mechanical point of view, the shoe vamp will be especially sturdyand will tend not to hurt the foot. Because the flange portions l2 andI3, are directed upwards and extend around the top of the foot, andbecause of the bobbin I! which extends across the base of the flangeportions l2 and I3, there will be little if any tendency of the topportion of the foot being pressed against the curved sides of theupwardly directed flange portions [2 and I3. The line of stitches l4will securely hold the top portion of the flanges l2 and I3 firmlytogether. The zig-zag bobbin thread lI will tend to hold the baseportions of the flan-ge portions 12 and 13 together. The zig-zag threadl8 will connect the lines of the thread l5 and I6 and the bobbin threadI! into a tight and rigidly connected unit which will securely hold theflange portions 11 and I3 as desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modiflca tions coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

The combination with a shoe vamp having a central section, and a sidesection extending around the front and sides of said central section,the adjacent edge portions of said sections having upwardly directed andcurved flange portions having their edges in a common horizontal plane,and a line of stitches being spaced downwards 4 a short distance of saidedges and extending along and securing said flange portions together, ofa pair of spaced parallel lines of stitches extending along the bases ofsaid flange portions, and a thread zig-zagging back and forth acrosssaid flange portions and held in zig-zag formation by the stitches ofsaid parallel lines of stitches, and said pair of spaced parallel linesof stitches being connected together with a common bobbin threadextending across the bottom of said flange portions for reducing thetendency of the top portion of ones foot from being pressed against thecurved sides of said upwardly directed flange portions.

ROBERT W. REIDE-R.

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